Sentence examples for proved a formidable from inspiring English sources

Merion has proved a formidable foe.

Here, again, Brundage proved a formidable, if temporary, obstacle.

Air power — especially Russia's — has proved a formidable obstacle.

The sea ice has proved a formidable obstacle so far.

But tracking down Mr. Iorio proved a formidable task.

The much-despised Turk proved a formidable enemy, as did the flies and the dysentery.

Mr Perry, however, might prove a formidable candidate.

The Internet has proven a formidable foe for major corporations.

The vice-president, Dick Cheney, may anyway prove a formidable obstacle to implementing Bakerism.

Veneto's prosecco is proving a formidable competitor in the bubbly stakes.

Those leaders, who outrank both Mr. Khatami and the Parliament, may still prove a formidable obstacle.